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BREAKING NEWS: Daughters Save Mother's Life After Learning CPR Through HeartSafe Program
Jeff Schach, Petaluma Fire Chief says "We have linked several cardiac arrests saves to our efforts. the most recent occurred on April 15th
We have been reporting on these amazing stories about our local youth stepping up and saving lives using skills they learned at school and from our local programs. In October 2014 we share with you “Save Lives Sonoma” helps 13-Year Old Lewis Save The Life Of His Father with CPR and in December 2014 we posted 10-Year Old Penngrove Boy Saves His Mother’s Life in #Petaluma (a post that went viral and is still be search for and viewed today).
We learned about another amazing story that took place on ‘tax day’ in April.
We thank Tami Bender of Petaluma Health Care District (PHCD) for providing this information from Jeff Schach, Petaluma’s Fire Chief, along with info about PHCD’s HeartSafe Community.
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Jeff Schach, Petaluma Fire Chief says “We have linked several cardiac arrests saves to our efforts. the most recent occurred on April 15th, 2015.” A Petaluma 51-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest while making breakfast. Her daughters, a 7th grader at Petaluma Junior High School and the other a high school student at St. Vincent, called 911 and started CPR on their mother. When Petaluma Firefighters arrived they were able to get her heart beating normally again with a few shocks and rounds of CPR. She was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial and then transferred to Kaiser in San Francisco. She now has an internal defibrillator and no deficits. Her cardiac arrest was caused by an electrical dysrhythmia, not from blocked coronary arteries. She credits the quick action of her daughters with saving her life. Her 7th grade daughter learned how to do Hands-Only CPR this past January during PE class at school through the Save Lives Sonoma program, supported by PHCD’s HeartSafe Community.
The Petaluma Health Care District’s (PHCD) HeartSafe Community Program was developed to strengthen the community’s response to sudden cardiac emergencies through CPR certification, strategically placing and maintaining AEDs, and promoting heart health education. HeartSafe Community thrives as a partnership initiative with other local organizations, helping ensure the community is rescue ready in the event of a sudden cardiac emergency and ultimately saving lives.
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What great timing for you and your kids to get involved in learning life savings procedures. It just so happens that the PHCD is going to have a booth this Saturday, April 25th at the Butter & Egg Days Parade. HealthQuest, a recognized American Heart Association CPR/AED & First Aid training center, will be teaching Hands-Only CPR. Don’t put this off any longer - learn these life saving skills and enjoy the parade too. Last year a Petaluma resident learned hands only CPR at a Butter & Eggs Day Parade booth and later saved the life of a family member on Christmas day using this skill.
Stayed tuned for more information about this great program and about this story - that you heard from us first. We will be updating this post as we learn more.
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